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French EPR registration for electrical equipment and batteries

Electrical and electronic equipment and batteries are separate French EPR streams. A rechargeable appliance can therefore require one registration for the equipment and another for its embedded battery, with separate UINs/IDUs, declarations and eco-contributions. Packaging may add a third stream.

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  • Registration and UIN/IDU support by applicable stream
  • Separate EEE and battery declaration calendars
  • Evidence prepared for marketplace checks

Prices exclude VAT and the eco-contributions you pay to the eco-organisms.

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Who it concerns

  • Manufacturers, importers, private-label sellers and foreign distance sellers of electrical products in France.
  • Businesses selling standalone batteries or products containing batteries.
  • Amazon and marketplace sellers asked for separate French EEE and battery identifiers.
  • Businesses whose catalogue mixes mains-powered, rechargeable and battery-only products.

How we help

We classify the marketed equipment and batteries separately, identify the producer entity for each stream, manage the Ecologic route for EEE and the Batribox route for batteries, and keep both identifiers and reporting calendars aligned. The final scope depends on the product specifications and how the goods enter the French market.

What's included

  • EEE product-scope and producer-role review
  • Battery category and producer-role review
  • Separate Ecologic and Batribox onboarding where applicable
  • Separate UIN/IDU collection and entity matching
  • Declaration data checklist by stream
  • Registration and marketplace evidence stored in VAT EPR EXPERT FRANCE

What to prepare

Documents and source data

  • Company registration, brands and producer-role evidence
  • Product catalogue with electrical function and voltage
  • Equipment category, dimensions and weights
  • Battery presence, chemistry, mass and intended use
  • French sales volumes and earlier EEE or battery registrations

Process

A controlled path from review to evidence

  1. 1

    Classify the marketed equipment

    Confirm whether each product satisfies the EEE definition and select its reporting category.

  2. 2

    Classify every battery separately

    Record standalone and embedded batteries without merging them into the host-equipment registration.

  3. 3

    Register both producer streams

    Complete the Ecologic EEE and Batribox battery routes that apply to the same legal entity.

  4. 4

    Operate separate reporting calendars

    Retain each IDU, product dataset, declaration and eco-contribution evidence independently.

Practical scenario

Example: a rechargeable kitchen appliance in a retail box

The appliance is tested against the EEE definition, its rechargeable cell remains a separate battery result, and the retail and shipping packaging are reviewed as a possible third stream. One product can therefore produce three distinct registrations and reporting datasets.

Official sources

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Questions

Does an embedded battery use the electrical-equipment UIN?
No. An embedded battery remains within the battery stream even when the host product is electrical equipment. Each applicable stream has its own registration and identifier.
Will one declaration cover both streams?
No. EEE and batteries use separate producer registrations, product data, declarations and eco-contributions. We coordinate them in one operating workflow.
What product information do you need?
We normally need the catalogue, electrical function, voltage, equipment dimensions and category, battery presence, chemistry, mass and use, plus the brand, supplier and import route.

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